2025-14: Figural canteen
The round body is 5.3125” wide. From bellybutton to back is 3.25”. Figural jars from Hopi are rare, but this collection contains two by Nampeyo (2007-16 and 2013-14). Hopi figural canteens depicting humans are even rarer; I have only seen one other example, also by...
2025-13 Nampeyo playing with a Polacca pot
The neck is about 1.0-inch high. This rather worn and crudely-painted pot turns out to be a gold mine of information, but learning its story requires an extended investigation and discussion. As a result of these discussions I can say with high confidence that jar...
2025-12 Low-profile seedjar
This jar is a masterwork of form, its width 2.962 times greater than its height. Creating such a broad expanse of wet clay over a shallow bowl is extraordinary. Of the 600+ jars in this collection, only 2 have greater width-to-height ratios: 2007-11 by Nyla...
